Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd v. Global Electroteks Limited – SC CHC APPEAL NO.05/2011-2021

In the case between Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd (Colombo) and Global Electroteks Limited (United Kingdom), the court addressed whether interconnection services continued beyond the one-year term of the original Telecommunication Services Agreement (P1) under its initial terms or under a newly negotiated rate and whether the High Court had jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim based on an implied contract. It was determined that the parties’ continued conduct constituted an implied contract on the original rates since the evidence did not substantiate agreement on a revised rate of US $0.10 per minute. The decision reaffirmed the principle that contractual obligations may persist on implied terms where parties continue their commercial relationship after a formal agreement’s expiration. Reliance w